She nursed him there, ooh, over a night
I wasn’t so sure she wanted him to stay
What to say, what to say
But soon she was down
Soon he was low
At a quarter past, a holy no
She had to turn around

When she couldn’t hold, oh, she folded
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here

And to this day, she’s glided on
Always home, but so far away
Like a word misplaced
Nothing said, what a waste
When she had contact, with the conflict
There was meaning
But she sold him to the state
She had to turn around

When she couldn’t hold, she folded
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here
Oh, oh, oh

She gave him away when she couldn’t hold
No, she folded
A dissident is here, escape is never
The safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here, oh
Couldn’t hold on, she couldn’t hold
No, she folded
A dissident is here
Escape is never the safest place, oh
A dissident is here